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May 04, 2013 11:16 am
May 04, 2013 11:16 am
Subject: Re: LR129 for sale at AML Bonhams auction
I think Webastos are both ugly and anachronistic. To my mind, they smack of the worst aspects of Britain's past - the world that gave us caravans, Berni Inns, Formica, Butlins holiday camps, and cravats.
However, it doesn't matter what I think. What I made reference to was the fact that, in my view, the market doesn't appreciate the idea of car's integrity being imperiled by cutting a hole in the roof and inserting a crude bit of 1950s peculiarly English 'improvement' into it. Like Simon, I follow the market quite closely. In particular, I've made my own little study of this issue, having had this disaster visited upon my own 3 litre Mk2 by some kind person in the past.
So, I stick by my assessment: the Webasto will reduce the hammer price of this Rapide over what it would otherwise have achieved, IMHO - best guess, by at least 10-15%. That said, I do agree with Colin when he says that the price may well 'zoom', nonetheless.
I think Webastos are both ugly and anachronistic. To my mind, they smack of the worst aspects of Britain's past - the world that gave us caravans, Berni Inns, Formica, Butlins holiday camps, and cravats.
However, it doesn't matter what I think. What I made reference to was the fact that, in my view, the market doesn't appreciate the idea of car's integrity being imperiled by cutting a hole in the roof and inserting a crude bit of 1950s peculiarly English 'improvement' into it. Like Simon, I follow the market quite closely. In particular, I've made my own little study of this issue, having had this disaster visited upon my own 3 litre Mk2 by some kind person in the past.
So, I stick by my assessment: the Webasto will reduce the hammer price of this Rapide over what it would otherwise have achieved, IMHO - best guess, by at least 10-15%. That said, I do agree with Colin when he says that the price may well 'zoom', nonetheless.